The 382-MW Ulu Jelai hydropower project, which began construction in 2011, is 95% complete and expected to be fully-commissioned in the third quarter of this year, in the district of Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, according to state-owned power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malaysia’s largest utility company and the project’s owner.

Published reports indicate the 165-MW Sultan Mahmud hydroelectric facility located on the Kenyir River in the interior district of Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia, suffered no damage after a 2.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded 10 km below the surface of it…

On Nov. 11, Germany-based Aquila Capital announced it has signed an agreement with four Norwegian utility companies — Statkraft AS, Agder Energi, BKK and Skagerak Energi — to acquire all shares of Smakraft AS, Norway’s largest small-hydro company. &n…

On Nov. 11, Germany-based Aquila Capital announced it has signed an agreement with four Norwegian utility companies — Statkraft AS, Agder Energi, BKK and Skagerak Energi — to acquire all shares of Smakraft AS, Norway’s largest small-hydro company. &n…

Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, on Nov. 3 approved the content of the Vietnam Dam Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project. The six-year program is meant to perform rehabilitation and safety improvements throughout the country on dam infrastructure and is financed partially through official development assistance (ODA) loans from the World Bank.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, on Nov. 3 approved the content of the Vietnam Dam Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project. The six-year program is meant to perform rehabilitation and safety improvements throughout the country on dam infrastructure and is financed partially through official development assistance (ODA) loans from the World Bank.

At more than 10,800 ft above sea level, the 510-MW Zangmu Hydropower Station — the largest in Tibet and highest elevation hydroelectric facility in the world — is fully operational. Constructed at a cost of US$1.5 billion, the facility is located in …

Hydropower is at the heart of the water-energy-food nexus. Developing hydropower projects that incorporate catchment areas and several purposes must be done equitably and involve internal and external stakeholders. Although benefits can conflict at tim…